13 May, 2024

Summer season starts strongly for UK’s largest airports group

Traffic across MAG was up 8% year-on-year in April

5.2m passengers travelled through all three airports

Manchester and London Stansted once again saw record monthly passenger volumes

The total for the Group was equal to 101% of traffic seen in April 2019




MAG saw 5.2m passengers pass through its airports in April, up 8% year-on year as the Group marked the beginning of its summer season.

The figures across MAG – which owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports – were equal to 101% of passenger numbers seen in April 2019.

London Stansted and Manchester Airports once again recorded record months, serving 2.5m and 2.4m passengers respectively, up 5.5% and 10.9% year-on-year. London Stansted’s traffic was equal to 104% of passengers served in April 2019, and Manchester’s was 101%.

East Midlands Airport saw close to 330,000 passengers pass through its terminal across the month, up 5% year on year, and equal to 83% of traffic in April 2019.

Operational performance across the Group remains consistently strong, and in March 100% of passengers at all three airports passed through security in 15 minutes or less.




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Passengers:

 

Manchester

London Stansted

East Midlands

MAG

Rolling 12-month total to April 24  

28,973,445

28,643,725

4,093,017

61,710,187

12-month total % change year-on-year

+13.5%

+10.8%

+20.6%

+12.7%

April’ 24 total

2,413,783

2,480,894

327,972

5,222,649

April’ 24 % change year-on-year

+10.9%

+5.5%

+5.0%

+7.9%

Cargo:

 

Manchester

London Stansted

East Midlands

April 2024 total tonnes

6,532

27,097

28,576

April 2024 % change year on year

+20.9%

+23.3%

-0.1%

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